Hay rake and loader



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I D. SNYDER..

` l Hay Rake and-Loader.

No. 235,467. Patented De.14,1880.

N. PETERS. PHoTo-LITMOGAAFHER. WASHINGTON1 u C.

3 (UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL SNYDER,

on oLYDn, IOWA.

HAY RAKE AND LOADER.

SPECIFICATION forming part o f Letters Patent No. 235,467, dated December 14, 1880. Application filed April 30, 1880. (Model.)

To all whom t't may concern:

Be it known that 1, DANIEL SNYDER., of Glyde,in the county of Jasper and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Hay Rakes and Loaders; and I do'hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrmvings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in combined hay rakes and loaders and it coni sists in making the elevator-frame wider at the bottom than the top, and so adjusting the lower pulleys of the endless belts upon the l driving-shaft that they will have a slightplay or automatic adjustment, so as to runi'n aline with the pulleys at the upper end of the elevater-frame.

It further consists in a lever which is pivoted Lupon the axle, and which has a locking-rod attached to it on each side of its pivot, so that thevrods will move in opposite directions when the lever is operated, and thus the rods are made tolock the axle in position, so that the rake-teeth cannot be moved after they have once been adjusted in position.

It furtherconsists in the arrangement and combination of parts, which will be more fully described hereinafter, whereby a machine is produced which will rake the hay from the ground and elevate it upon a wagon.

Figure l is a side elevation of my'invention complete. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. '3 is a detail view. Fig. 4 is an end view taken from the rear. Fig. 5 is a transverse section view of the elevator-bed alone. Fig. 6 is also a detail view of the shaft.

A represents the axle, which is supported at each end by the driving-wheel B. '.lo this axle the rake-teeth C are secured, either in the manner here shown or in any other that may be preferred, and in order to raise and lower the rear points of the teeth this axle is made to revolve freely in its bearin gs, formed in the hubs of the Wheels B.

A short distance inside of .each one of the wheelsB the spindle is reduced in size, and passed from the horizontal beams D around the spindle at these reduced portions are the bands or straps E, which serve to connect the axle with the elevator-frame. These bands also form bearings for the axle as it is being teeth. Formed on the rear inner edges of these straps are the notched segments F, into which the locking-bolts H catch for the purpose of locking the axle rigidly in the desired position. ner ends secured to the operating-lever I, upon opposite sides of its pivot, so that when the lever is moved either to the right or left these two locking-rods will be made to move in opposite directions. these two rods are made to catch in the upper notch in these two segments the teeth are held above the ground, so as not to be broughtinto play, but when the rods are made to lock in the lower ends ofthe rake-teeth will be brought in contact with the ground. By thus securing the teeth directly to the axle all need of special appliances or rods for the purpose of seand the cost of the elevator correspondingly cheapened.

Secured to the inner side of each one of the driving-wheels B is an internal-toothed drivplaced loosely upon the end of the shaft L. Each one of these pinions is provided with a thrown in and out ot' gear, by means of the rigidly to each end of the shaft. By thus providing these pinions with ratchets either one or both of the pinions can be thrown out of gear whenever desired, so as to prevent the use for these ratchets is toA prevent the shaft being driven backward when the machine is .being backed or turned around. This driving-shaft L extends entirely across the lower much Wider at its lower than at its upper end. A suitable distance apart upon this shaft are formed suitable projections or enlargements, O, of the shape shown in Fig. 6, and over which These driving-pulleys have a ange, Q, projecting out from each side for a suitable disturned-for the purpose ol' adjusting the rake- 55 These two locking-rods have their in- 6o When the outer ends of any one of the other notches in the segments 7o curing these teeth is entirely done away with ing-wheel, J, which operates a pinion, K, 8o

ratchet, a, ou its inner side, so that it can be lever N, with the ratchet, which is secured 8 5 elevating-belts from being operated. Another 9o end of the elevator-frame M, which frame is enlargements are passed the drivin g-pulleys P. 1 oo tance, and which flanges serve as a means of holding the pulley in position upon the shaft. The hole through each pulley is made grooved, as shown, so as to correspond to the shape of the projections on the shaft, and thus, while they revolve freely with the shaft, they can angle suiciently to revolve in a line with the pulleys R at the upper end of the elevatorbed, and which pulleys R are placed ninch nearer together than the ones l.

Secured to a cross-beam under the lower end of the elevator-bed is an arm, S, for each one of thc pulleys l, and which arms have their rear ends bifurcated andcurved, so as to extend upon each side of one of the pulleys 1 and form the lower bearing for thc flanges Q.

Over the upperpart ot'each flange is passed a strap, T, which holds the pulley securely in 'place upon the rear ends ol' the, supporting arms. As the front end of each arm is secured rigidly in place, each one ot' these pulleys will be held ill proper position upon the shaft, and while the pulley is at, liberty to angle slightly in one direction, it cannot move lengthwise upon the shaft. The elevator-bed is thus made wide at the bottom and narrow at its top, so as to cover a full swath as it is being drawn along, and at the same time force the hay sutlciently near together at its top to be fed readily' upon the hay rack or wagon upon which the hay is to be piled. Instead of having all of the belts connected together by the cross-bars, each one is here left entirely separate, and is provided with a series of teeth for carrying the hay upward.

In order to keep the belts straight and preventtheni from becoming entangled or stopped up by substances getting under them, cach one is provided with a channel, guide, or groove, U, which is formed in or upcn the top 0f the bed, as shown in Fig. 5.

If so preferred, the space between the pulleys l may be covered over in any suitable manner, so as to prevent the hay, while being raised upward from the teeth, from catching either on the shaft or the ends of the arms which hold the pulleys in position.

In order to prevent the hay from heilig blown away as it is heilig raised upward on the elevatorbed, there are provided a. suitable number of loops or eyes, V, on each side ofthe elevator, and in these loops are placed suitable standards or rods, to which the canvas aprons Ware secured. These aprons W extend along the frame from near the lower end up to the upper one, and prevent the hay from being blown away.

To still further protect the hay, and especially on the upper end of the elevator-bed, on each side of the frame, there is pivotcd a trangular shield, X, which is held in place at its front end by means of a suitable cam, Y. By means of this cam this triangular shield can be adjusted to any position at the will of the operator.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. The combination of the axle A, which turns fieely iu the wheels and has the raketeeth C secured to it, the segments F, bauds l1), horizontal beams l), the locking-rods H, and lever l. the bands E serving to connect the elevalingframe with the axle and as a support for the segments, substantially as shown.

2. ln a hay rake aml elevator, the combination of the shaft, provided with projections U, with the pulleys l, having grooved openings through their centers, so as to allow thc pulleys to angle from one side to the other, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the cle'vatorf'raiiie, having the eyes or loops V secured to its sides, with the apron W, which extends along the sides ofthe elevator-i`rame, for the purpose ol' preventing the hay from being blown away, substantially as specified.

4. The combination of the pulleys P, having a tiange, Q, projecting` out beyond each side, with the suMiorting-arrn for holdingr the pulley in position upon the shaft, substantially as set forth.

ln testimony that l claim the foregoingl have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of April, 1880.

DANIEL SNYDER. Witnesses WM. ll. BAIR, l). T. BAIR. 

